August 6, 2025

Ordinary Moments, Extraordinary Love

I used to believe love had to arrive with fanfare. Flowers, fireworks, grand declarations. But now I know better. Sometimes love shows up in quieter forms—like a refill of your coffee, or someone remembering the way you take your tea. Love, in the second chapter, isn’t always loud. Sometimes it’s just being seen in the middle of a Tuesday, and realizing you’re not alone.

There was a night recently when I sat on the couch with a warm mug in my hands, and he stood at the sink, sleeves rolled up, washing the dinner dishes. We weren’t talking. We didn’t need to. That moment didn’t sparkle in the way movies tell us love should—but it glowed with something even stronger: presence.

Second chapter love often lives in these ordinary corners of the day. A shared laugh while folding laundry. The way they wait to make sure you get inside safely. A look across the room that says, “I’m here.”

If you’re waiting for love to arrive in grand gestures, you might miss the way it’s quietly making itself at home beside you.

So here’s to noticing love in the mundane. Because real love—lasting love—is rarely about the moment you meet. It’s about the way you show up every day after.